Shidoshi Geoffrey Spohn started training in the martial arts at the age of four.  He has studied multiple systems and has achieved the rank of Black Belt in most of them.  While achieving his black belt was a tremendous honor, he believes his greatest accomplishment is the creation of his own martial arts system, called Tatsu Te Ryu. 

Tatsu Te Ryu, which roughly translated means 'Style of the dragons hand', is a mixed martial art combining Traditional Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, and Ju Jitsu.  Tatsu Te Ryu was recognized as an art by the All Japan Karate Union.

He has had the opportunity to study with many great instructors, and has partcipated in seminars by George Dillman, Royce Gracie, and Bill "Superfoot" Wallace.  However he credits most of his martial arts prowess to the tutelage of a man he simply call's "Sensei"; Sensei David Knight.